Andromeda ship location -- WTS MOd

Sat May 15, 2004 2:08 pm by VAN03

My original post was asking where to find it. The other problem is how to get it.
I found the Andromeda Ascendant in the WTS Mod, and it is a totally awesome ship.
The DataStorm program that gives locations of things, lies and says it is on Borrow Base in Hudson. It is not there.You have to check the market ships.ini file. It's location is IW_02 which is Battleship Osiris.

See below to address this and the level problem in getting this ship or any other ship. You can change the level required to buy any ship without changing your own level.
Please note that you can modify files for personal use in Single Player, but do not modify anything you will go online with, you will cause a crash.

Get right with God; one day you are going to meet Him.

Edited by - Van03 on 5/16/2004 11:07:24 PM

Sat May 15, 2004 3:16 pm by H.Q. Victor

VAN03
Ran through the mod, could not find that ship. However, there is a Mod of that ship, stand alone. Andromida. Hope this helps.

Michael Ezekiel

Sun May 16, 2004 8:09 pm by VAN03

Thanks finalday. I have used the standalone and I love the ship. The Andromeda is one of the best shaped, best detailed, best skinned , and most powerful ships in the game. It files well too (although two thrusters would have been better, even though it is well sized). It is almost perfect. Excellent job on the ship guys!!

SOLUTION To the ship levels AND location problems [For ANY ship.

For SINGLE PLAYER ONLY. Never change game files for playing online.

After spending a bunch of time looking for the Andromeda, and being frustrated by jump gates/holes that denied access early in SP, I turned to the market_ships.ini file to divulge the mystery. The ship is on IW_02 which is the Battleship Osiris. This is not cool. You know, the ship that has about 7 locations that it appears and dissappears from in the game. But the real problem is that when you get there, you will have to be an outrageously high level that cannot be attained in SP. Allthough it reminded me of the days I couldn't wait to get my hands on the Anubis, this ends in frustration. You will also need about $325,000 which should not be a problem if you know how to get money from wrecks or trading between missions.

If you do not not appreciate this little trick, or possibly bug in the mod, you can do some modding of your own. I do not think it is a bug in that DataStorm somehow reports an erronous location for the ship, inconsistent with market_ships.ini.
The solution is to edit your market_ships.ini file. Make a backup first! You can use the backup for playing on line or incase you have a problem. Lower the level number (you'll figure it out), then precisely copy and paste the ship line to a [friendly if you're smart base/planet that only has one or two ships for sale on it. (three will crash your game.) Do not add extra blank lines or spaces to the file.

Since I'm only part way through SP, I am not using the super powerful weapons the ship comes with (7 nice looking red firing, pulsar cannons). I love having the option though, this ship is truely impressive. Even without its weapons, it is fun playing throuth the game with such a beautiful ship. The modders should have made it more accessable and more expensive.
Enjoy

Get right with God; one day you are going to meet Him.

Edited by - van03 on 5/16/2004 10:35:54 PM

Edited by - van03 on 5/16/2004 10:57:09 PM

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